Bea Alonzo put David Licauco on a lie-detector test during the 18th episode of the actress’ online show.
During the interview, Bea asked David if he had ever crossed his mind about the possibility of having a relationship with his love team Barbie Forteza.
“Nag cross na ba sa mind mo yung “What if naging kami ni Barbie?” Bea asked.
“No,” David answered.
While David said that he didn’t, the lie detector result showed otherwise.
However, Bea said that David’s feelings were understandable because she experienced the same thing when working with John Lloyd Cruz.
“It’s inevitable like kami ni John Lloyd, we were never together, we were never romantically involved, but of course sometimes naiisip ko ‘yun, na ‘paano nga kaya?’ kasi everyone is telling me na just date him,” said Bea.
David insisted his respect for Barbie’s boyfriend Jak Roberto prevails.
The actor said that he’s happy staying single and enjoying his career.
It can be recalled that Jak became the subject of memes because of his resiliency amid the loveteam of Barbie and David.
Some even called him the ‘master of anti-selos’ for not giving up his relationship with Barbie and not showing any signs of jealousy towards David.
— AGB Nielsen Tv Ratings Philippines (@tv_agb) July 8, 2023
Observers attributed the downward spiral of E.A.T’s ratings to its lack of content, limited coverage, and also to the decreasing interest of the public in the issue between TVJ and TAPE Inc.
Some fans also complained that E.A.T were lacking of segments to make the televiewers entertained during the two-and-a-half-hour running time of the show.
They urged the TVJ productions to revive their own segments, but some experts believed that the trademark issue between them and TAPE Inc. hindered their plans.
Currently, Babala ‘Wag kayong Ganun’, a counterpart of Bawal Judgmental, ‘Da Bar: Dabarkads Eatery’ E.A.T’s own version of Bulagaan and Vortas 5 were the few segments being offered by the noontime show.
Mariing itinanggi ni Sarah Balabagan ang mga balita na ‘kamukhang kamukha daw ni Arnold Clavio ang kanilang anak na si Arah.
Sa isang panayam ay ikinuwento ni Balabagan kung paano niya itinago ang kanyang anak sa publiko upang maitago ang naging relasyon niya noon kay Clavio.
Ayon sa kanya ay may mga punto na hindi niya pwedeng basta basta ilabas ang kanyang panganay na si Arah dahil baka mapagdudahan siya ng mga tao.
Itinanong naman ni Atty. Bruce Rivera na siyang nag interview kay Balabagan kung totoo ba ang balita na kamukhang kamukha ni Clavio ang kanilang panganay na si Arah.
“Kamukhang kamukha daw [ni Clavio] kaya daw hindi mo pwedeng i-deny,” ani Rivera.
Ngunit itinanggi ito ni Balabagan at sinabing may mga namana naman daw ang bata sa kanyang ina.
“Hindi naman… atleast hindi kamukha sa mata,” sagot ni Balabagan.
Kahit hanggang ngayon ay kaunti lang ang nakakaalam sa tunay na itsura ng anak ni Balabagan at Clavio.
Naranasan din daw ni Balabagan na hindi makita ang kaniyang anak dahil narin sa itinatago ito sa publiko.
Noong nakutuban niya na itinatago sa kanya ang kanyang anak ay gumawa ito ng aksyon katulad ng pagpapaunlak ng panayam para ikwento ang tungkol sa kanyang anak ngunit hindi ito pinalabas.
Suspetsa ni Balabagan ay hawak ni Clavio ang mga nasabing istasyon.
Nagtatrabaho na daw ngayon sa Amerika si Arah.
Sa isang nakaraang panayam ay inilahad ni Balabagan na hindi basta basta maaring makita ni Arah ang kanyang ama ng walang permiso mula sa pamilya ni Clavio.
Wala rin daw silang contact number ni Clavio.
Umabot rin daw sa punto na akala ni Arah ay masamang tao ang kanyang ina dahil napapanood niya naman si Clavio sa TV at nakikitang mabait ito, mahal na mahal ng tao at mayroon pang sariling puppet.
17 anyos lang si Balabagan ng siya ay mabuntis ni Clavio na noo’y 32 anyos na.
Influencer ‘Sir Jack’ made a massive revelation about motivational speaker Rendon Labador.
In his post, Jack, known to be a close friend of Rendon before, asked Rendon about the money he got from his investors.
Jack was responding to the comments made by Rendon against Vice Ganda and Mimiyuuuh, who said that no one would love them if they were not willing to shell out money.
“Coming from you pa talaga beshy Rendon ah? Walang magmamahal sayo kung hindi ka magbabayad ng UTANG MO SA MGA INVESTORS MO KAMUSTA NA YUN? Ganyan dapat!” said Jack.
In another post, Jack said Rendon should avoid acting highly if facing huge debts.
“Ako hindi naman nakikialam sa diskarte ng paraan para makilala ka Rendon, ang sagwa lang tignan na nagyayabang ka sa social media pero lubog ka naman sa mga utang? Paano mo nashishikmura yan besh,” the influencer said.
Jack can be seen in the older videos uploaded by Rendon.
As of writing, Rendon has yet to respond to Sir Jack’s claims.
It can be recalled that aside from being a motivational speaker, Rendon was also a businessman.
He’s also using his social media powers to reach potential investors.
One of his known businesses was the Episode Bar and Grill.
‘King of Talk’ Boy Abunda discussed the possibilities of Bimby Aquino-Yap following the footsteps of her mother, Kris Aquino.
In the July 5 episode of ‘Fast Talk with Boy Abunda’, he revealed his meeting with Bimby to discuss the career that the latter wanted to take.
“Doon sa pag-uusap namin, we were trying to explore kung ano ang mga puwedeng mangyari, the possibilities. Puwede bang mag-artista si Bimb, ano ba ang aming gagawin? But it was more of an exploratory meeting,” the host narrated.
“Kasulukuyan po, ang Cornerstone team ay nasa U.S. and we are hoping na magkausap si Kris at ang Cornerstone, pati na rin po si Bimb ay nakabalik na po sa America. Kung may developments po ang kuwentong ito ay ibabahagi ko po sa inyo,” he added.
If ever Bimby decided to become an artist, it would break the hopes of several fans who wanted the son of basketball player James Yap to become an athlete.
It can be recalled many netizens already speculated that Bimby would follow in the footsteps of his mother, who’s known as the ‘Queen of all Media’ in the Philippines.
It’s not yet known if Bimby would pursue acting, or he would choose to become a television host like his ‘Tito Boy’.
Cristy Fermin believed that Willie Revillame was not capable of belittling the host of Eat Bulaga.
It can be recalled that there were some rumours that Willie allegedly made negative comments against the current hosts of Eat Bulaga to justify his offer for a timeslot sharing between his show Wowowin and TAPE Inc.
Cristy said that while Willie was known for some of his negative attitudes, the television host would never say something bad about other artists behind their backs.
“Sabi daw nila si Kuya Wil daw ang text ng text sa production na ang host niyo na walang kalatoy-latoy, na hindi daw nakakapagpasaya sa mga tao, Diyos ko si Kuya Wil ba magte-text ng ganyan?” Cristy’s co-host Wendell Alvarez said.
“Ako sa pagkakilala ko sa kanya, sabihin na natin na mayabang. Totoo naman ‘yon at yun naman ay paninindigan ko kung ano ‘yung mga sinabi ko noon,” said Cristy.
“Pero sa pagkakilala ko sa kanya, sa itinagal tagal ng panahon [ay] hindi siya ‘yung mangmamaliit sa programa, mamimintas ng kasamahan, ‘yung ite-text sa production staff ng hindi lehitimong Eat Bulaga at sasabihin na ‘ano ba naman ‘yang mga host niyo, para namang walang kalatoy-latoy, wala man lang kadating dating, hindi siya yon.” she added.
They believed that the rumours against Willie circulated again because of his planned return to television.
As of writing, Revillame has yet to give any answer to the rumors circulating against him.
Atty. Jesus Falcis explained why Television and Production Exponents Inc. was the rightful owner of the ‘Eat Bulaga’ title, not the legendary trio Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon.
In a lengthy explanation, Falcis said that TVJ already made a huge mistake when they didn’t oppose the trademark filing made by TAPE Inc. to register Eat Bulaga under their production company in 2011.
According to him, TVJ might face charges from TAPE Inc. if they insist on using Eat Bulaga for their own show.
Here’s the explanation from the lawyer:
“Ownership of a trademark under PH law belongs to the one that is the first-to-file for its registration. Sec. 122 of the Intellectual Property Law says: “The rights in a mark shall be acquired through registration made validly in accordance with the provisions of this law.”
“Hence, since TAPE Inc. is the registered owner of the name Eat Bulaga since 2011, it is the one that can use the name to the exclusion of others. If TVJ uses the name Eat Bulaga for their own show, they will be committing trademark infringement or an IP violation.
“But wait, si Joey De Leon @AngPoetNyo gumawa or bumuo ng name na Eat Bulaga nuong 1979. Pano yun? Yes. But by allowing TAPE Inc. to register and claim ownership over the name, they will be considered to have consented to transferring the rights over the name. #WowMali.
“TVJ did not oppose the registration since 2011. They had all the time and opportunity to do so but didn’t. They could have filed for registration under their personal names TVJ but they allowed TAPE Inc. to do so because it was the company that was running the show.”
Aside from Eat Bulaga, Falcis also pointed out that several popular segments of Eat Bulaga, including Pinoy Henyo, Juan for all, All for Juan, and Bawal Judgmental, also registered under TAPE Inc.
“Under the Intellectual Property Code and relevant Supreme Court decisions, the exceptions of registration in bad faith or fraud does not seem to apply in the case of TAPE Inc. and TVJ. TVJ was happy for TAPE Inc. to own the rights. When Tony Tuviera was in charge of TAPE.” he said.
“The problem is, like most other celebrities or big people who poorly plan their legal rights, Tony Tuviera is only a minority owner of TAPE. Worse, TVJ didn’t even bother to be owners of the company that was running and owning their show.” he added.
WHO OWNS THE NAME ”EAT BULAGA”?
TAPE Inc. and GMA7 have already aired a new incarnation of #EatBulaga with new hosts such as Paolo Contis and without TVJ – Tito, Vic, and Joey.
On the other hand, TVJ argues that they own the name Eat Bulaga. Sino ang tama?
— Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 #NoToMaharlikaFund (@jesusfalcis) June 6, 2023
Falcis clarified that he was not siding with TAPE Inc. but he believed that TVJ would face difficulties on trying to get the rights to use the ‘Eat Bulaga’ title.
Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, and other E.A.T hosts possibly got a big fat paycheck when they transferred to TV5.
In her online show ‘Showbiz Now Na,’ Fermin received information from his source about the money shelled out by TV5’s chairman Manny V. Pangilinan as the first payment to the former Eat Bulaga hosts.
According to her, Pangilinan, who’s known for being generous to the talents of TV5, spent around P300-M for the initial salary of TVJ and other E.A.T hosts as part of their fee.
“Hindi ko po babanggitin kung sino ang aking source, lalong hindi ko babanggitin ang presyo pero daang milyon ang pag-uusapan natin,” said Cristy.
“Nang pumasok po ang Tito, Vic and Joey, at ang Dabarkads sa TV5 naglabas po ng ilang daang milyon si Sir MVP bilang paunang… ang tawag kasi diyan kapag bibili ka ng bahay, earnest money… Ipagpalagay na naglabas si Sir MVP ng P300 milyon, kayang-kaya.
“‘Yun po ang kumakalat na isyu ngayon, 300 million pesos daw po ang unang inilabas ni Sir MVP bilang pang-unang talent fees ng grupo,” she also said.
The veteran columnist said that the rumors were not impossible, especially since Pangilinan was even rumored to have spent P2-B pesos for a single celebrity, Sharon Cuneta when the megastar transferred to TV5.
So it’s also possible that Pangilinan invested millions of pesos in TVJ, especially since the ‘Dabarkads’ have already proven themselves as a rating magnet.
Talent manager Wilbert Tolentino couldn’t hide his dismay and took a swipe at the bad attitude of a certain celebrity.
In a Facebook post, Wilbert, who’s known as the manager of Herlene ‘Hipon Girl’ Budol and Madam Inutz, didn’t name the said celebrity, but he hinted that the individual he was referring to received help from him.
“Nakakadala tumulong sa tao na indi marunong mag value sa taong may pagmamalasakit at ang worst ay ungrateful asal pinapakita at laging pabalang sumagot,” Wilbert said.
“Nakakasuka ang ugali mo. Di ka magtatagal sa indistria sa asal na meron ka! Kahit saan ka pa lumipat at kung di ka nag bago. Binitbit mo lang ang problema mo sa bago mong pakikisamahan. Sorry at hindi ko na kaya e defend pag uugali at cover up ang tunay mong kulay. Nakakalungkot sabihin pero real talk po ito,” he added.
Some netizens guessed that Wilbert was taking a swipe against one of his talents.
The so-called ‘marites’ were now waiting for the next posts of Wilbert, who also went viral in 2022 because of his feud with influencer Zeinab Harake.
Wilbert also posted some of the screencaps of his conversation with Zeinab, so the Marites were also waiting to see if the talent manager would also do the same this time.
Is Ruby Rodriguez received an offer to become a Dabarkads again?
In her Instagram post on July 7, Ruby shared her reunion with Jose Manalo, her long-time colleague on Eat Bulaga.
“Look who visited me! My buddy legit dabarkads Jose Manalo. Miss u brad❤️ lalo na sa pasalu para sa mga bagets!!!” Ruby said.
It can be recalled that Ruby left the Philippines to work in America after resigning from Eat Bulaga in 2021, ending her 29 years of being a co-host of the noontime show.
Ruby kept silent about the reason for her resignation, but some people believed that it was related to the TAPE Inc. management.
“Sila ang tanungin mo,” Ruby told the netizens when she was asked about her reason to resign from Eat Bulaga.
Some Eat Bulaga fans were hoping that Jose would offer Ruby to return to the Philippines and become part of their newest noontime show E.A.T.
“Legit Dabarkads @rodriguezruby & Jose Manalo, sweet take ruby home with you back home in ph, para balik na ang saya in EAT Dabarkads,” netizen @mhiin113 said.
As of writing, Ruby has yet to give a comment if she’s considering returning again as a television host under TVJ Productions.
